The A23 Trunk Road (Croydon)Red Route (Prescribed Route) Traffic Order 1996

Statutory Instruments

1996 No. 3060

ROAD TRAFFIC

The A23 Trunk Road (Croydon)Red Route (Prescribed Route) Traffic Order 1996

Made

29th November 1996

Coming into force

16th December 1996

The Traffic Director for London, in accordance with a direction given to him by the Secretary of State for Transport under section 58(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1991(1) and in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by section 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984(2), and of all other enabling powers, hereby makes the following Order:—

Commencement and citation

1.  This Order may be cited as The A23 Trunk Road (Croydon) Red Route (Prescribed Route) Traffic Order 1996, and shall come into force on 16th December 1996.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order

(a) cause includes permit;

(b) “Purley Way” means that length of the A23 Trunk Road in the London Borough of Croydon known as Purley Way;

(c) “Brighton Road” means that length of the A23 Trunk Road in the London Borough of Croydon known as Brighton Road;

(d) “Chipstead Valley Road”, “Stafford Road”, “Denning Avenue”, and “Lion Green Road” means the roads of those names in the London Borough of Croydon;

(e) “north eastern triangular island” means the triangular island site situated on the east side of the southbound carriageway of Purley Way at its junction with the north eastern arm of Stafford Road;

(f) “south western triangular island” means the triangular island site situated on the west of Purley Way at its junction with the south western arm of Stafford Road.

Prohibition

3.  Subject to the provisions of article 4 below—

(a) No person shall cause a vehicle to turn right on entering Brighton Road from Chipstead Valley Road.

(b) No person shall cause a vehicle to make a U-turn on entering Brighton Road from Lion Green Road.

(c) No person shall cause any vehicle proceeding south bound in Purley Way to make a left turn into the north eastern arm of Stafford Road via the west and south sides of the north eastern triangular island.

(d) No person shall cause any vehicle proceeding north bound in Purley Way to make a left turn into the south western arm of Stafford Road via the east and north west sides of the south western triangular island.

(e) No person shall cause any vehicle proceeding south bound in Purley Way on reaching the junction of Purley Way with Stafford Road to make a U-turn.

(f) No person shall cause or permit any vehicle proceeding north bound in Purley Way on reaching the junction of Purley Way with Stafford Road to make a U-turn.

(g) No person shall cause a vehicle to make a U-turn on entering Purley Way from Denning Avenue.

Exemptions

4.  Nothing in this Order shall apply—

(a) to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a traffic warden; or

(b) to a vehicle being used for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes.

Revocation

5.  The A23 Trunk Road (Croydon) Red Route (Prescribed Route No. 1) Experimental Traffic Order 1995(3) is hereby revoked.

TRO 244

Signed in accordance with a direction from the Secretary of State for Transport

Derek Turner

Traffic Director for London

29th November 1996

(1)

1991 c. 40.

(2)

1984 c. 27.

(3)

S.I. 1995/2686.